Source: detroit.cbslocal.com --- Wednesday, December 02, 2015
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer Now that the Lions have ended a losing streak at Green Bay that dated back to Barry Sanders’ heyday, it’s time to see if they can work the same magic at Ford Field. Ever since a horrendous loss to Kansas City in London, the Lions have been terrific. They followed that victory at Lambeau Field with a tight win over Oakland and a Thanksgiving Day blowout of Philadelphia. Detroit (4-7) ends a three-game homestand with a chance to further damage Green Bay’s playoff prospects. Lions coach Jim Caldwell, whose seat has gotten quite cooler in recent weeks, believes his players are concentrating on the right elements. “This game is an emotional game, it’s an emotional roller coaster,” Caldwell says. “The information that’s out there now, just huge mood swings that sometimes infiltrate your building. “When you have young people that have the ability to kind of block that out, that they don’t get their heads filled up with too much hot air when things are going well and they don’t get too down when things aren’t going well, I think is a really good sign. I think that’s what they displayed more so than anything else. Good, steady work habits; there was no finger pointing and things of that nature, which I think is key as well.” No. 9 Green Bay (7-4) is a 3-point favorite at No. 21 Detroit. The Packers, losers of four of five, including two division games at home, are the team hearing the negative chatter. ...
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